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By organizing your job hunting contacts in one place such as in a spreadsheet, you can include notes about things like how you met the person, says Deanne Kelleher, founder and president of kAos Group. These are the kind of details that can be used to break the ice in follow-up communications, she says.

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Individuals who ate sweets at least every other day were no more likely to gain excess weight and did not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those who consumed sweets once a week or less, according to a study in Nutrition Journal. However, the results do not mean that people should overindulge in such items, researchers said.

Your caffeine ritual can say a lot about your finances, personal happiness and social connections, experts say. Chatting with co-workers over a cup of coffee can improve productivity and collaboration, while interacting with a friendly coffee vendor can provide social support and boost morale, research finds.

To land a job, candidates should not overwhelm employers with too many career details but instead should highlight how their skills can help the employer, career expert Heather R. Huhman writes in this blog post. Huhman also outlines other job-search "don'ts," including bragging during interviews and failing to use a network. "Networking is about using all of your resources, not just those you've met professionally," Huhman writes.

By organizing your job-hunting contacts in one place, such as in a spreadsheet, you can include notes about things such as how you met the person, says Deanne Kelleher, founder and president of kAos Group. These are the kind of details that can be used to break the ice in follow-up communications, she says.

Registered dietitian Julie Upton writes that when she eats at chain restaurants, she tries to keep her meal under 500 calories, while making sure it includes protein, fiber or vegetables. Upton writes that the good news is that most restaurant chains are listing calorie content on menus and will customize orders so fattening add-ons can be excluded. She cites other RDs who shared their go-to meals at fast-food chains.